This Third Edition of the State-by-State Risk Index serves as a guide for companies concerned about execution secrecy laws and the implications for commercial enterprises and public health. The Index…
Jennifer RobertsFebruary 8, 2023
In May 2022, Tennessee’s Republican Governor Bill Lee imposed an official moratorium on the death penalty while an independent review of the lethal injection protocol is carried out. This announcement…
Jennifer RobertsNovember 25, 2022
In March 2022, state officials in Louisiana said that they are unwilling to use manufactured medicines in lethal injection executions. Corrections Secretary James LeBlanc testified in court that the state…
Jennifer RobertsNovember 25, 2022
A federal judge in Las Vegas is holding a series of hearings to assess whether Nevada’s new lethal injection protocol is constitutional. Nevada officials are seeking to use an experimental…
Marta BylicaDecember 20, 2021
The House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is demanding answers from the Department of Justice (DOJ) about whether Biden administration officials have any plans to procure or use…
Marta BylicaDecember 16, 2021
A lawsuit filed in Oklahoma County District Court challenges the Oklahoma DOC’s refusal to disclose critical information about the substances used in the state’s lethal injection executions. The plaintiff, Fred…
Marta BylicaNovember 9, 2021
Oklahoma carried out its first lethal injection execution in more than six years. Despite a long and troubling history of botched lethal injections, and having previously rejected the method altogether,…
Marta BylicaOctober 28, 2021
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine granted four reprieves due to the unavailability of lethal injection drugs, continuing the state’s recent trend of postponing executions. According to a press release, these reprieves…
Marta BylicaSeptember 10, 2021
On July 1, 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland imposed a moratorium on federal executions and ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review policies and procedures governing the administration of…
Marta BylicaJuly 28, 2021